Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) said it has signed a new partnership deal with Newtec, a specialist in satellite communication equipment manufacturing, to boost its direct-to-home (DTH) services.
The company a

Ooredoo and Arab Satellite Communication Organisation (Arabsat) have signed a major strategic partnership deal that will see the two leading companies work together to develop new satellite services for customers.

Lockheed Martin, a leading security and aerospace company, has won a deal from Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) to manufacture two A2100 communications satellites.
In conjunction with the contract

My-HD, a top satellite pay-TV platform, and major satellite operator Arabsat, have partnered to make available all current eight MBC channels in high definition (HD) on Arabsat.
This will give My-HD a total of 30 premium HD channe

BBC World News is set to launch its international high definition (HD) channel on Arabsat on August 5, after which it will be offered as an HD feed across the Middle East.
Arabsat will be the BBC’s first distribution partner

Talia, a top-tier provider of data communications and voice services in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, has announced the launch of its broadcast playout services on the Arabsat fleet.
Headquartered in UK, Talia operates its

Bahrain news will soon no longer be broadcast on Arabsat in protest over its transmission of Iranian propaganda, the Information Affairs Authority (IAA) said.
IAA decided to stop broadcasting from this Friday, in protest over "its failure

Bahrain news will soon no longer be broadcast on Arabsat in protest over its transmission of Iranian propaganda, the Information Affairs Authority (IAA) said.
IAA decided to stop broadcasting from this Friday, in protest over 'its fail

The growth in the number of free to air (FTA) satellite channels targeting the Arab region is slowing down, said a report.
The FTA landscape added 13 channels between March 2009 and April 2010, compared to the 104 channels added between Au